Accessibility
The North Quincy Branch has designated handicapped parking spaces in the library parking lot and automatic door openers. The building is accessible to users with mobility impairments and has an accessible bathroom. Some areas of the building are not accessible and require staff assistance.

Accessibility
The Adams Shore Branch has designated handicapped parking spaces in the library parking lot and automatic door openers. The building is accessible to users with mobility impairments but has no accessible bathrooms.

Accessibility
The Wollaston Branch is not accessible to users with mobility impairments. If mobility impairment prevents use of any service at Wollaston Branch, users may request service at the Main Library, which is fully accessible.

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In her profoundly moving second memoir, Fuller returns to capture a lifetime of loss and failure in southern Africa experienced by her parents. Only somewhat forgiven by her mother for writing the excellent "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" (that Awful Book) we are the beneficiares of a ruthlessly lucid love story of a daughter for a mother who has Lived Life in Capital Letters.

Tina Fey is a great comedy writer, and this book is no exception. While there are plenty of laugh out loud moments, what made this book so enjoyable was the insightful, behind the scenes look at working for SNL, and Fey's Sarah Palin transformation, juxtaposed with Fey's struggle to be a woman in the male dominated comedy world and a working mother. Fans will enjoy this book, but it will appeal more to female readers.

If you're looking for a racy, behind the scenes rock n' roll chronicle this isn't it. This engaging memoir by Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan is more of a reflection on his substance abuse, and overcoming it, with his life in music as a background.

Starting pitcher for the New York Mets from 1983 to 1991, Darling eloquently describes the beautiful cruelty of our national pastime. This is less a technical description of the mechanics and tactics of pitching (though you will find plenty of that, too) than an insightful and captivating exploration of what goes on inside the mind of the man who occupies this uniquely strategic position. Rich with fascinating anecdotes and notes on the subtler aspects of the game, Darling provides a marvelous expose on the inner life of pitchers. ﻿Great preparation for spring training!

One in three Americans captured by the Japanese in WWII died in captivity. This is the gripping story of one who survived. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, sometime juvenile delinquent and Olympic runner Louis Zamperini's odyssey takes a decidedly grim turn when the B-24 on which he serves as a bombadier crashes in the Pacific. After drifting for 47 days, he is picked up by the Japanese. And the story turns hellish. For two and a half years he endures the sadistic torture of his guards, humiliation, starvation, medical experiments, slave labor and disease.

Published in 2010, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death, this autobiography was a major literary event. At times during this first volume, there were a lot of starts and stops; with the editors presents Twain’s many abandoned attempts at writing an autobiography. Once you get to the meat of things however, you can fully appreciate the great storyteller at his best. Twain’s descriptions of events, locations, friends and foes are hilarious and enjoyable.﻿

In this entertaining autobiography, the Red Rocker takes you from his humble beginnings in Fontana, CA to his dream life in Cabo San Lucas. While glossing over his own failings he doesn't hold back on his negative observations about members of Van Halen, especially Eddie. Full of interesting tidbits, it's definitely worth a look. Check Our Catalog

With Colonel Roosevelt, Edmund Morris finally concludes his brilliant history of the life of Theodore Roosevelt. In his third book, Morris picks up Roosevelt's story in the days after he leaves the White House. Roosevelt, who has chosen the name 'colonel' for his post-presidential years, sets off on adventures both exotic and political. Roosevelt leaps out of the pages of Morris' work and you can see yourself watching Teddy stumping his Progressive platform. An excellent read.

This captivating memoir tells the story of Lucy Grealy and her struggle to see herself as beautiful . Being an adolescent is hard, but imagine having lost a third of your jaw to cancer on top of it all. A story of family, sickness, beauty and treatment, this story is heartbreaking and poetic.

A combination memoir, hip-hop homage and lyrical explication, Jay-Z's Decoded is a provocative read. The book itself feels like a coffee-table book—lots of images and a funkier layout—and is as fun to flip through as it is to read.